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the faa says chicago o'hare has delays averaging nearly 30 minutes. newark and charlotte are dealing with similar delays. in the past hour, faa administrators got an earful from the chairman of the house appropriations committee who said the obama administration didn't warn congress about the impact of the furloughs. >> this imperial attitude on the part of the administration and you're the most recent example of that imperialism, is disgusting. >> it is mystifying to me that some are surprised by these delays or blame faa for congress' failure. >> richard lui is here with the drill down with impact on travelers, airlines and economy. >> each minute of a flight delay costs travelers. a study shows each minute costs travelers just over $1. one minute, one dollar. the tax includes flyers taking cabs instead of buses, missing business meetings or rescheduling events like monday the faa says 1,200 flights were delayed because of staffing reductions including those caused by the sequester. yesterday new york area airports saw over two-hour delays. lax up t
the faa says chicago o'hare has delays averaging nearly 30 minutes. newark and charlotte are dealing with similar delays. in the past hour, faa administrators got an earful from the chairman of the house appropriations committee who said the obama administration didn't warn congress about the impact of the furloughs. >> this imperial attitude on the part of the administration and you're the most recent example of that imperialism, is disgusting. >> it is mystifying to me that some...
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. >> faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers a little higher. >> getting angry. irritated. we don't want you to be here. >> gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but actually two months ago the transportation secretary hood warned budget cuts could force the faa to furlough tenth of the controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. congress needs to fix a very dumb law. >> congress hasn't fixed it and new the faa says every air traffic controller layed off one day every two weeks. and flights will be delayedw3 or cancelled. >> plane back to lax. sat on the tarmac for about an hour. >> larry point dexter flight in san antonio didn't make it to los angeles last night. diverted to fresno. some flights from los angeles to here in san jose were hours late last night. >> we had flights operating as late as as early as 2:00 a.m. >> that was a flight was to arrive before 11:30. los angeles international had 3 fewer controllers today. mike kennedy flight delayed sex hours. >> bomb delay 6 hours captain work. what everybody is delay
. >> faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers a little higher. >> getting angry. irritated. we don't want you to be here. >> gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but actually two months ago the transportation secretary hood warned budget cuts could force the faa to furlough tenth of the controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. congress needs to fix a very dumb law. >> congress hasn't fixed it and...
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for the faa the numbers don't add up. their work load has been decreasing and yet they didn't make the necessary changes to prepare for the sequestration. which they've known since last fall was coming. that's why it's just politics as usual in d.c. >> neil: so these cuts that the white house was referring to that took effect formally yesterday, aren't real? >> the cuts are real all right but the problem for the federal aviation administration is their real work load has been falling or forever a decade, and when they were told they had to do the sequestration last fall, logically you would have prepared and put your work force in place at atlanta and new york, and not at branson, missouri, which averages less than one flight per hour. they didn't do that. they were counting -- i was in washington, dc for almost 15 years. you expect things to work out, expect to never have to cut. but the cuts are here but they don't get it. for next year's budget they asked for 100 more people, and three extra billion dollars for securit
for the faa the numbers don't add up. their work load has been decreasing and yet they didn't make the necessary changes to prepare for the sequestration. which they've known since last fall was coming. that's why it's just politics as usual in d.c. >> neil: so these cuts that the white house was referring to that took effect formally yesterday, aren't real? >> the cuts are real all right but the problem for the federal aviation administration is their real work load has been...
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"faa has flexibility to cut costs without delaying air travelers. why won't president obama let them?" same hash tag. and bringing up the rear came house majority leader, eric cantor. "why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flights?" same hash
"faa has flexibility to cut costs without delaying air travelers. why won't president obama let them?" same hash tag. and bringing up the rear came house majority leader, eric cantor. "why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flights?" same hash
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i would encourage greater cooperation and communication between eight faa and can -- between the faa and congress. i do not know how you come up with a plan that you announce on friday the you are furloughing on sunday. it seems to me there would be much longer lead time to give airlines the greater ability to respond. the circumstance to find ourselves in it is surprising to me. and unnecessary. i would suggest a delayed by a demonstration to give congress -- give demonstration a chance to change their mind and congress a chance to respond. >> [inaudible] do you think the administration [inaudible] >> it is hard to attribute motives to people in the decisions they make. mece ray lahood indicated to that he would like to be helpful, but the administration opposed the amendment. his explanation was that we are only interested in long-term solutions, not short-term solutions. a very unsatisfactory answer when you are dealing with a particular resolution. the entire continuing resolution was how to fund the government from now until september 30 it. no satisfactory explanation for why d
i would encourage greater cooperation and communication between eight faa and can -- between the faa and congress. i do not know how you come up with a plan that you announce on friday the you are furloughing on sunday. it seems to me there would be much longer lead time to give airlines the greater ability to respond. the circumstance to find ourselves in it is surprising to me. and unnecessary. i would suggest a delayed by a demonstration to give congress -- give demonstration a chance to...
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to halt the budget cuts. >> the faa has and should have exercised the discretion not to furlough air traffic controllers who never in the history have been furloughed before by any budget sequestration or any shutdown of the faa or anything like that. >> and even the white house admits this was never supposed to happen. at reagan national airport, i'm hampton pierson for "nightly business report." >> flying may be more difficult these days but there's good news for drivers. prices at the pump are down $.11 a gallon over the last two weeks and could fall by another.20 as we get closer to memorand e err memorial day. >>> leading sectors were energy and technology, ahead of the after the bell earnings. the dow ended the day 19 points higher and the s&p 500 added 7. the price of gold rebounded today, surging nearly $26 to $1,421 announced. but last week as the price of gold was falling, investors pulled $2.7 billion out of gold exchanged traded funds. most of the money was invested in international stock. >> turning to market focus. texas instruments reported the profits were higher than
to halt the budget cuts. >> the faa has and should have exercised the discretion not to furlough air traffic controllers who never in the history have been furloughed before by any budget sequestration or any shutdown of the faa or anything like that. >> and even the white house admits this was never supposed to happen. at reagan national airport, i'm hampton pierson for "nightly business report." >> flying may be more difficult these days but there's good news for...
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they argue the faa has other ways to cut about $650 million out of what is a $16 billion department of transportation budget. >> the faa has and should have exercised the discretion not to furlough air traffic controllers who never in the history have been furloughed before during any budget sequestration, any shutdown of the faa or anything like that. >> even the white house today said this was never supposed to happen. brian? >> pick it up from there. hampton pearson, thank you very much. let's stay with the theme. you know what, airline stocks have actually been on a tear. the question now is whether or not the sequester could end that run. phil lebeau is here to preview the airline earnings ahead this week. i'm also wondering what they are going to say in their commentary about all of this issue. >> mandy, there's going to be plenty of commentary. we've already heard from some of the airlines they do expect sequestration to have some impact, probably not in the first quarter but definitely in the second quarter. delta is reporting before the bell tomorrow morning. now, a couple of
they argue the faa has other ways to cut about $650 million out of what is a $16 billion department of transportation budget. >> the faa has and should have exercised the discretion not to furlough air traffic controllers who never in the history have been furloughed before during any budget sequestration, any shutdown of the faa or anything like that. >> even the white house today said this was never supposed to happen. brian? >> pick it up from there. hampton pearson, thank...
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this is not congress sending this to the faa and the faa having a choice. this is a considered move on the part of ray lahood to lead people love to make the system go down. it is the fa doing this intentionally. they want to make sure that we see a situation. if we don't raise taxes we will be in trouble. we don't have to do this. we did not have to leave these people often there is no financial reason for it. let's not make excuses. it is just plain bad management of the way around. gerri: and, of course, it to you. breaking news this afternoon about a lawsuit filed by the industry. the judge in that case did not grant an emergency stay to block furloughs. are you surprised? >> i am a little surprised. obviously a lot of legal opinions that says the faa can actually switch funds around to make this, but i do think it will take but the administration and congress to come together to solve this problem. the faa should delay the cuts that congress should clear up the authority to switch around of funds. it will take both bodies to prioritize this is a proble
this is not congress sending this to the faa and the faa having a choice. this is a considered move on the part of ray lahood to lead people love to make the system go down. it is the fa doing this intentionally. they want to make sure that we see a situation. if we don't raise taxes we will be in trouble. we don't have to do this. we did not have to leave these people often there is no financial reason for it. let's not make excuses. it is just plain bad management of the way around. gerri:...
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what we advocate and what we think is the right solution is the faa, the government agency, they need to work with those bodies and learn with the best practices are and understand exactly what is being done in the different industries to deal with different threats. that is how we are going to develop our own best practice. , you mentioned the banking industry is largely ahead of the curve when it comes to these things likely due to the nature of the business itself and as you said that criminals are most often looking for money. how would you say the broader employees of the industry -- how aware are they? how successful has education been, and are the keys to your industry advancing that could be applied to other critical sectors? >> by and large employees within the financial institutions are fairly well aware of what is going on, and given that over the last year increasing news about attacks on the financial system, the awareness has only grown. --a part of every banks bank's standard procedures, employees are tested. they are trained twice a year and then tested on a random sam
what we advocate and what we think is the right solution is the faa, the government agency, they need to work with those bodies and learn with the best practices are and understand exactly what is being done in the different industries to deal with different threats. that is how we are going to develop our own best practice. , you mentioned the banking industry is largely ahead of the curve when it comes to these things likely due to the nature of the business itself and as you said that...
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the airline industry says the faa's plan maximizes flight delays. >> we believe that the faa has the discretion not to furlough the air traffic controllers. they keep the planes in the air, get them to the ground and keep travelers moving, keep shipping moving and that's critical to our economy. >> congressional republicans charge the administration is structuring these cuts to worsen their impact. in a statement, congressman bill shuster the chairman of the house committee on transportation and freezing rain structure says quote the administration views the sequester as an attempt to score political points rather than address real issues and find real savings in a bloated federal bureaucracy. he points to sizeable increases in the faa's budget and continued spending on consultants and travel. the administration says the law requiring these cuts gives officials few options. >> furloughs cannot be avoided. 70% of the faa's operation's budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. >> the replace cuts with other cut
the airline industry says the faa's plan maximizes flight delays. >> we believe that the faa has the discretion not to furlough the air traffic controllers. they keep the planes in the air, get them to the ground and keep travelers moving, keep shipping moving and that's critical to our economy. >> congressional republicans charge the administration is structuring these cuts to worsen their impact. in a statement, congressman bill shuster the chairman of the house committee on...
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of the administration, and you're the most recent example of that imperialism, is disgusting. >> the faa has just issued this statement explaining that 1,025 staffing related flight delays yesterday as a result of the furlough due to sequestration. they are implementing depending on staffing and weather-related ush issues. and the debate is raging over how congress will proceed with the federal budget. maryland congressman chris van is with us. >> hi, tamron. >> you would like to see democrats and republicans to at least try it move this ball forward or ahead or however you choose to explain it here, but there is a stand still. >> sure, tamron. look, what mr. rogers said simply is not true. the faa and department of transportation have been warning members of congress for months that the sequester would have these disruptive impacts, which is exactly why and my colleagues on the democratic side of the house have introduced into the sequester without disruption. we haven't been given an up or down vote. we are calling, as you said, a conference for the budget. the house passed a budget. s
of the administration, and you're the most recent example of that imperialism, is disgusting. >> the faa has just issued this statement explaining that 1,025 staffing related flight delays yesterday as a result of the furlough due to sequestration. they are implementing depending on staffing and weather-related ush issues. and the debate is raging over how congress will proceed with the federal budget. maryland congressman chris van is with us. >> hi, tamron. >> you would like...
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required by law to cut $1 billion between now and the end of september, $637 million from the faa. the faa has initiated a series of cost-saving measures above personnel and non personnel related including a hiring freeze, restrictions on travel, terminations of certain temporary employees the reductions in contracts. the fact is 70 percent of the operational budget is personnel. there is simply no way to avoid furloughs. the secretary laid this out as an inevitable consequence of sequester were to become law, implemented, and overtime all of these other measures were implemented and the final action had to be furloughed. now, that's just a fact. the president has proposed a balanced plan to replace the sequester and reduce our deficit while making the investments that are necessary, have our economy grow and create jobs cannot protect the middle-class and seniors. the president is engaged in the process where he is trying to find common ground to see if it exists of republicans. reducing our deficit and a balanced way and as before the plan that would do that and would eliminate t
required by law to cut $1 billion between now and the end of september, $637 million from the faa. the faa has initiated a series of cost-saving measures above personnel and non personnel related including a hiring freeze, restrictions on travel, terminations of certain temporary employees the reductions in contracts. the fact is 70 percent of the operational budget is personnel. there is simply no way to avoid furloughs. the secretary laid this out as an inevitable consequence of sequester...
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the faa is in some ways caught between a rock and our place. let's see. i think they're making the kind of management decisions that will have modest, if any, affect on the traffic system. melissa: we will see. thank you for coming on. >> of come back if it does not work out that way. [laughter] melissa: okay. you're a brave man. i like that. time to check the fuel gauge report. halliburton says this is setting aside an additional $1 billion to pay private claims from the 2010 deep water horizon rig explosion. in an earnings policy the company said the increased reserve caused a first quarter loss of $18 million. $0.2 per share compared with a profit of 627 million or $0.68 per share from a year ago. the good news on gas price, the average price of a gallon of regular has dropped $0.11 in the past few weeks. experts say the prices could go down another $0.20 in the next two months. that is the exact opposite of what we were used to seeing as prices generally go up at this time of year. good news. the cheaper gas could hit. toyota says sales of the previou
the faa is in some ways caught between a rock and our place. let's see. i think they're making the kind of management decisions that will have modest, if any, affect on the traffic system. melissa: we will see. thank you for coming on. >> of come back if it does not work out that way. [laughter] melissa: okay. you're a brave man. i like that. time to check the fuel gauge report. halliburton says this is setting aside an additional $1 billion to pay private claims from the 2010 deep water...
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planning to fly sometime soony why the faa says today is the first day travelers will really feel the effects. >>> we'll get to the latest on the boston investigation in a moment. >>> first developing news overnight in washington state. at least five people were killed by gunfire at an apartment building in a suburb south of seattle. among the dead a suspect who was shot by police officers on the scene. another two bodies found in the parking lot and two more bodies were found inside the building. we'll bring you the updates on this latest gun tragedy as we get them. >>> bells will ring at 2:50 to mark one week since the deadly marathon bombings struck and according to investigators the lone surviving suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, is responding to questioning. under heavy guard in the hospital he is undergoing brief rounds of interrogation apparently responding by writing his answers. the 19-year-old was shot through the neck in what some have speculated may have been a suicide attempt. despite largely republican calls to have him held as an enemy combatant, he could face federal charge
planning to fly sometime soony why the faa says today is the first day travelers will really feel the effects. >>> we'll get to the latest on the boston investigation in a moment. >>> first developing news overnight in washington state. at least five people were killed by gunfire at an apartment building in a suburb south of seattle. among the dead a suspect who was shot by police officers on the scene. another two bodies found in the parking lot and two more bodies were found...
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sequestration requires the faa to cut $637 million from its budget. yesterday, hundreds of airport workers were forced to stay home because of the cuts. congressional republicans took to twitter to blame the president. house speaker john boehner tweeted under the hashtag obamaflightdelays. congressman eric cantor tweeted "why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flight?" white house spokesman jay carney told reporters "the faa has no choice under the automatic budget cuts brought about by the congressional republican budget priorities. the gop can eliminate sequestration by approving a debt reduction plan that includes taxes from the wealthy through the closing of loopholes." "these cutbacks, with all the harm that's being caused to the traveling public, there's just no reason that i can see that justifies what's being done here." flight delay information is available at faa.gov. a bill will be introduced in the senate today aimed at banks that are considered too-big-to- fail. the legislation is meant to reduce risk at banks carrying more th
sequestration requires the faa to cut $637 million from its budget. yesterday, hundreds of airport workers were forced to stay home because of the cuts. congressional republicans took to twitter to blame the president. house speaker john boehner tweeted under the hashtag obamaflightdelays. congressman eric cantor tweeted "why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flight?" white house spokesman jay carney told reporters "the faa has no choice under the automatic budget...
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the faa called for two furlough days for every two-week period to cut more than $600 million from the budget. airlines filed a lawsuit on friday to stop the furlough of air traffic controllers saying the cuts will result in delays up to an hour at major airports and hubs throughout the country. travel industry analysts say what's happening is political gamesmanship. >> the faa was shut down a few years ago. flights weren't affected. it seems to me like there is a request or directive out there to take steps so passengers will be inconvenienced and they will call their elected officials to get them to take action. >> reporter: now let's see what's happeninat airports around the this is live picture of mineta san jose international airport. i found three delays there this morning. the longest, 30 minutes. only a couple of 10-minute delays in oakland. and a few delays here at sfo, as well. now, even if sfo avoids furloughs, passengers could still feel the pinch because of the domino effect from delays at connecting airports. and speaking about those delays i found this morning, it's uncl
the faa called for two furlough days for every two-week period to cut more than $600 million from the budget. airlines filed a lawsuit on friday to stop the furlough of air traffic controllers saying the cuts will result in delays up to an hour at major airports and hubs throughout the country. travel industry analysts say what's happening is political gamesmanship. >> the faa was shut down a few years ago. flights weren't affected. it seems to me like there is a request or directive out...
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. >> reporter: the faa estimates that some 10,000 commercial drones will be flying in the nation's skies within five years. >> look to the future, look to the skies. what do you see? >> i see hundreds of thousands of vehicles being manufactured every year. >> banking on that growth is retired air force colonel and f-4 pilot jerry lemieux. >> when you think about the future, focus on the hundreds of commercial applications that these vehicles can be used for, such as agriculture. the news media is big, sports events. >> lemieux has just started up the first unmanned vehicle university. most of the teaching is done online, honoring courses in radar sensors, project management and mission design. as well as intensive weekend programs. and for those like justin woody who want to learn how to fly unmanned aerial vehicles, the university offers a three-day hands-on course. >> in the future, what i want to do is get into what they call precision agriculture, so i could go and help spot the troubled areas in the fields. and help the farmers increase their crops. >> our turn? >> reporter: "nightl
. >> reporter: the faa estimates that some 10,000 commercial drones will be flying in the nation's skies within five years. >> look to the future, look to the skies. what do you see? >> i see hundreds of thousands of vehicles being manufactured every year. >> banking on that growth is retired air force colonel and f-4 pilot jerry lemieux. >> when you think about the future, focus on the hundreds of commercial applications that these vehicles can be used for, such...
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as of now, the furloughs mean all 47,000 faa employees, including 15 controllers, will work one less day every other week. faa administrator michael huerta found no other way to cut $637 million as required by the sequester. the faa implies that with fewer controllers on duty, planes will have to take off and land less frequently. it's not only passengers affected. sequestration may also affect air freight. the aerospace industries association predicts over the course of a year the nation's air cargo system may be as much as two billion pounds of goods lighter as a result of fewer cargo flights. boeing dreamliners may be heading for the skies, possibly as early as next week. the 787s have been grounded since january because a couple of lithium ion batteries on board caught on fire. boeing reportedly has engineers and techs working this week to install re-inforced batteries on its jets, which will reduce the risk of overheating. "it took a long time to prove this fix, about 3 weeks longer than boeing thought necessary, so i think they feel pressure now to go ahead, allow these planes
as of now, the furloughs mean all 47,000 faa employees, including 15 controllers, will work one less day every other week. faa administrator michael huerta found no other way to cut $637 million as required by the sequester. the faa implies that with fewer controllers on duty, planes will have to take off and land less frequently. it's not only passengers affected. sequestration may also affect air freight. the aerospace industries association predicts over the course of a year the nation's air...
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. >> the faa says 6700 flights every day may be delayed. because they're just not enough eyes to watch them. the faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers is higher. a gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but two months ago ray lahood warned cuts could force the faa to furlough controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. fix a very dumb law. >> congress has not fixed it and now, the faa says every controller will be laid off one day twofr weeks and flights delayed or canceled. >> boarding a plane to get back to lax. just sat on the tarmac about an hour. >> larry's flight never did make it to los angeles and some flights from los angeles were hours late last night. >> we had flights operating as late as, as early as 2:00 a.m. >> that flight supposed arrive before 11:30. mike's flight delayed six hours. >> if i'm delayed six hours and can't work what is everybody else delayed? how much have you lost? >> the long delays were mostly at lax. san francisco international airport rep
. >> the faa says 6700 flights every day may be delayed. because they're just not enough eyes to watch them. the faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers is higher. a gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but two months ago ray lahood warned cuts could force the faa to furlough controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. fix a very dumb law. >> congress has not fixed it and now, the faa says every controller...
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john boehner wrote, faa has flexibility to cut costs without delaying air travelers. why won't president obama let them? but the president's transportation department head says there was no other choice. >> we cut contracts, we eliminated temporary employees, we looked everywhere possible to avoid the kind of furloughs that are now taking place. >> reporter: he puts the blame on congress for agreeing to automatic, across the board budget cuts. >> now it's up to congress to look at a very dumb way of budgeting and change it. critics point to other areas of the faa they say could be cut instead of air traffic controllers, for example, a three billion airport improvement fund that so far hasn't been touched by the budget cs. char >>> much of the midwest is expecting rain today. that means more trouble for cities and towns along the mississippi river. they face serious flooding when the big river crests later this week. other areas underwater right now. dean reynolds in peoria illinois. the river is reaching a record high crest. >> good morning, charlie and norah. you can
john boehner wrote, faa has flexibility to cut costs without delaying air travelers. why won't president obama let them? but the president's transportation department head says there was no other choice. >> we cut contracts, we eliminated temporary employees, we looked everywhere possible to avoid the kind of furloughs that are now taking place. >> reporter: he puts the blame on congress for agreeing to automatic, across the board budget cuts. >> now it's up to congress to...
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in the old days before we were worried about cybersecurity and cyberattacks the faa was considered the air traffic system itself a closed system. nobody could get in and it was pretty much that way. now as we expand the system we have more people introducing things into the system and we modernize the system. for example aircraft are going to become a node on an information system to did do calabro -- collaborative air control. they are working with the pilots and aircraft and aircraft get a picture of what's going on in the system. as we introduce those into the closed loop of flight information management system for example an aircraft, that could be a way to get into the system. that could compromise the system and as we open the airplane up to more people using the internet then that's a possible entry into the system. the gentleman from germany who was at potsdam just showed an android app of how he can take over an aircraft going through the automatic dependent broadcast system which is satellite dazed air traffic control and the flight management system. basic commands, go here
in the old days before we were worried about cybersecurity and cyberattacks the faa was considered the air traffic system itself a closed system. nobody could get in and it was pretty much that way. now as we expand the system we have more people introducing things into the system and we modernize the system. for example aircraft are going to become a node on an information system to did do calabro -- collaborative air control. they are working with the pilots and aircraft and aircraft get a...
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. >> the faa blames the combination of staffing shortages and the weather for massive delays at major hubs. the agency claim it had no choice but to put 15,000 work order unpaid furloughs through october which means 10% fewer working each day. we know passengers are frustrated, of course, but so are those air traffic controllers who worry they're being used as political pawns of. >> the air traffic controllers have never been furloughed. they should not be furloughed now. >> the white house says the furloughs were unavoidable under the cuts originally supported by republicans and republicans simply say this. blame obama for delaying your flight. let's get a first class perspective on all of this from the "huffington post," howard fineman. did you see what i did there? >> i wish i could fly first. we don't. >> so howard, you know there is a difference between the reality of the situation and the perception of the reality of the situation. do you think that most people who are inconvenienced by this, waiting in longer security lines, do you think they're standing there with their luggag
. >> the faa blames the combination of staffing shortages and the weather for massive delays at major hubs. the agency claim it had no choice but to put 15,000 work order unpaid furloughs through october which means 10% fewer working each day. we know passengers are frustrated, of course, but so are those air traffic controllers who worry they're being used as political pawns of. >> the air traffic controllers have never been furloughed. they should not be furloughed now. >>...
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we're keeping as close track as we can based on the information from the faa. which are sequester-related and which are not. the point is these delays are increasing today as we speak and we think will continue based upon the fax's forecast to snow ball as time goes on. >> can you give me a percentage, at least today, for example? i said there are about 1,200 flights delayed. do we know what percentage you believe were canceled or delayed as a result of the furlough? >> i can't answer that right now. >> okay. we know reuters is reporting that the senate commerce committee leaders are pressing the obama administration for more information on how it plans to furlough air traffic controllers and close contract towers, and how it would affect public safety. there is a quote from senate commerce committee chairman jay rockefeller. he said we are faced with substantial possible disruptions to the air transportation system. what is your may know concern? obviously jobs. as far as public safety, are there questions that are lingering right now? >> we're comfortable on
we're keeping as close track as we can based on the information from the faa. which are sequester-related and which are not. the point is these delays are increasing today as we speak and we think will continue based upon the fax's forecast to snow ball as time goes on. >> can you give me a percentage, at least today, for example? i said there are about 1,200 flights delayed. do we know what percentage you believe were canceled or delayed as a result of the furlough? >> i can't...
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also today, i did check in with oakland airport, a spokesperson said they have no faa employees being furloughed. so he doesn't expect issues. and at san jose mineta, a spokesperson said they've seen a handful delays because of these budget cuts. live this morning at sfo, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> homicide detectives in oakland are searching for crews after a man was found dead on the sidewalk earlier this morning. the unidentified man was found on 90th avenue near g street. a woman told ktvu news she heard gunshots in the area around 3:00. police have not said how the man died or if there's a lead on suspects. this was oakland's 5 homicide of the year -- 58th homicide of the year. >>> rosemary is back soon with more on the warm weather and the reason a mall in the south bay was evacuated this morning. >>> a gas leak this morning near san jose's valley mall triggered a voluntary evacuation. it's been capped. things are back to normal. around 8:15 a construction crew digging in the area cut through the 1 1 sl. 4 pipe. >>> at this hour, dozens of workers are i
also today, i did check in with oakland airport, a spokesperson said they have no faa employees being furloughed. so he doesn't expect issues. and at san jose mineta, a spokesperson said they've seen a handful delays because of these budget cuts. live this morning at sfo, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> homicide detectives in oakland are searching for crews after a man was found dead on the sidewalk earlier this morning. the unidentified man was found on 90th...
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air travelers have faced long delays this week due to faa budget cuts that have reduced the number of air traffic controllers available for work. and as the fbi searched for the bomber suspects last week, national intelligence director james clapper was on capitol hill explaining how nearly $4 billion in cuts to the intelligence community could affect the nation's security. >> unlike more directly observable sequestration impacts like shorter lines to the parks and longer waits at the airport will be gradual and almost invisible until, of course, we have an intelligence failure. >> independent senator ang us king summed it up this way. >> we won't know what we've missed until something blows up. >> yes, sir. >> joining me now, one of the senators at that armed services committee hearing, senator richard blumenthal and the huffington post. we couldn't get an answer given air traffic controllers were told to stay home. are fbi agents going to be told to stay home? are u.s. assistant attorneys going to be told to stay home at some point? can you guide us in that? >> in his remarks, lawre
air travelers have faced long delays this week due to faa budget cuts that have reduced the number of air traffic controllers available for work. and as the fbi searched for the bomber suspects last week, national intelligence director james clapper was on capitol hill explaining how nearly $4 billion in cuts to the intelligence community could affect the nation's security. >> unlike more directly observable sequestration impacts like shorter lines to the parks and longer waits at the...
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on whether or not the faa and government have a choice. >> we believe the faa has the discretion not to furlough the air traffic controllers, historically have never, ever in any situation been furloughs before because the frontline safety professionals keep the planes in the air, get them to the ground and keep travelers moving, keep shipping moving and that is critical to our economy, does not have to be this way. >> we believe the way their plan is constructed is going to maximize the disruption assuming it rules out and disruptions occurred. not a good situation. rich: the obama administration says the altar of the faa staff is personnel workers, the only way to comply with the numbers of these automatic but it cuts is you have to furlough air traffic controllers. back to you. liz: that to me seems everybody is overblown mess. what do you think? rich: it depends on where you go. when i started with a flight control system where there are no delays. differentiating if this is delayed because of weather or if jfk they are doing tarmac work or the wind at laguardia. the number of di
on whether or not the faa and government have a choice. >> we believe the faa has the discretion not to furlough the air traffic controllers, historically have never, ever in any situation been furloughs before because the frontline safety professionals keep the planes in the air, get them to the ground and keep travelers moving, keep shipping moving and that is critical to our economy, does not have to be this way. >> we believe the way their plan is constructed is going to...
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the faa approved a redesigned battery system last week. boeing may be able to resume several flights within a week. >> there is no rest tonight for people in two midwest earn states hit hard by heavy rain and flooded. in saint louis, missouri today makeshift levies barely held back and the illinois rivers filled its banks this morning flooding 70 homes in small town of spring bay. across the midwest people are piling up sandbags around homes or businesses in north dakota convoy 500 semis filled with sandbags is on its way to flood soaked towns. a landslide is forced to southern california family out of their hillside home. a chunk of ground gave about 30 feet wide gave way under this sand bern dean know home. the ground beneath the garage and patio slid 300 feet down the hill. the owners had a retaining wall installed but that also collapsed. fire officials say a ruptured water pipe may have triggered the landslides, no other homes in the neighborhood have been effected by that slide. >> now, there's no that i guarantee you these houses a
the faa approved a redesigned battery system last week. boeing may be able to resume several flights within a week. >> there is no rest tonight for people in two midwest earn states hit hard by heavy rain and flooded. in saint louis, missouri today makeshift levies barely held back and the illinois rivers filled its banks this morning flooding 70 homes in small town of spring bay. across the midwest people are piling up sandbags around homes or businesses in north dakota convoy 500 semis...
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. >> the faa says 6700 flights every day may be delayed. because they're just not enough eyes to watch them. the faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers is higher. a gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but two months ago ray lahood warned cuts could force the faa to furlough controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. fix a very dumb law. >> congress has not fixed it and now, the faa says every controller will be laid off one day twofr weeks and flights delayed or canceled. >> boarding a plane to get back to lax. just sat on the tarmac about an hour. >> larry's flight never did make it to los angeles and some flights from los angeles were hours late last night. >> we had flights operating as late as, as early as 2:00 a.m. >> that flight supposed arrive before 11:30. mike's flight delayed six hours. >> if i'm delayed six hours and can't work what is everybody else delayed? how much have you lost? >> the long delays were mostly at lax. san francisco international airport rep
. >> the faa says 6700 flights every day may be delayed. because they're just not enough eyes to watch them. the faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers is higher. a gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but two months ago ray lahood warned cuts could force the faa to furlough controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. fix a very dumb law. >> congress has not fixed it and now, the faa says every controller...
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boeing came up with a fix, which the faa is now testing. the ordeal has already cost the jet maker $600 million, but more losses could be added on as airlines consider asking boeing for compensation. a quiet town in texas mourns the tragic deaths of more than a dozen people caught in a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant. it's considered the largest industrial disaster this decade. president obama quickly pledged federal emergency funds to the area. rescuers spent hours searching through rubble for survivors. the disaster started with a small fire at west fertilzer plant. according to reports, the company was fined $2,300 by the epa for a saftey violation, but settled in 2006. the german parlaiment is backing a $13-billion bailout for struggling cyprus. it's nearly twice the amount estimated a month ago. german taxpayers worry even more money may be needed. the cyprus parliament votes on the bailout package next week. the german prime minister calls the rescue essential, and says without it there's a "significant risk" of contagion to g
boeing came up with a fix, which the faa is now testing. the ordeal has already cost the jet maker $600 million, but more losses could be added on as airlines consider asking boeing for compensation. a quiet town in texas mourns the tragic deaths of more than a dozen people caught in a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant. it's considered the largest industrial disaster this decade. president obama quickly pledged federal emergency funds to the area. rescuers spent hours searching through...
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. >> the faa chief under fire for flyers getting hot under the collar. welcome, i'm neil cavuto, and to hear some republicans tell us, the sequestration blame doesn't fly. airlines are now complaining. chicago o'hare on the big frustration and still the big wait, huh? >> nationwide, 2,623 flights delayed so far today. that's according to the flight tracking service flight aware. while many of those were due to weather, the majority of them are considered to be fallout from the sequestration cuts. this morning 45 minute delays in los angeles. 30 minutes in chicago. you can see we're in a afternoon lull but we spoke to passengers flying across the country and experiencing setbacks firsthand. >> you have a schedule you have to keep on, get your connecting flight. i think it's rotten we're paying for the sequester. >> it's an inappropriate area to cut. travel is extremely important to the american economy on multiple levels and time is money. >> i'm worried about the amount of travel i have to do and delays and having to plan ahead for delays. so we'll have
. >> the faa chief under fire for flyers getting hot under the collar. welcome, i'm neil cavuto, and to hear some republicans tell us, the sequestration blame doesn't fly. airlines are now complaining. chicago o'hare on the big frustration and still the big wait, huh? >> nationwide, 2,623 flights delayed so far today. that's according to the flight tracking service flight aware. while many of those were due to weather, the majority of them are considered to be fallout from the...
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if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to cut cut8% of that because of the inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we need to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my all. only 1/3 of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word "balance." just say you're going to raise taxes. guest: sorry to say i will continue with a balanced approach. i think that is the right pproach. about 15,000 of the 40,000 employees at the faa are air-traffic controllers. most of the employees at the faa are subject to this urlough. that is because of the inflexibility of the sequestration law. host: lewis from maryland. caller: thank you for taking my all. i thought they were going to control the air traffic by satellite and the gps system. would this given some time with the changes you have now and the number of air traffic controllers being laid off.
if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to cut cut8% of that because of the inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we need to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my all. only 1/3 of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word...
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neil: a republican senator and a democratic senator have the same question for the faa, if our budget is bigger, why are the delays getting longer, they want to know if you cut, why controllers and towers at the top of the list. not ought of the other stuff under -- not all other stuff under. senator, quickly garnering a lot of support for what he is calls protect our skies act. you want to know, look, we understand the sequestration cuts but we question why these cuts? >> absolutely. no business person would make the choice to cut things that effect their customers the most. why does government make that decision unless there is some motivation to get the consequences to be as dramatic and difficult as possible. neil: they say they have no choice. i don't know who is telling trulgingtruth, i have looked in, they say with these cuts they are almost preordained, these are cuts to some everyone agreed. i don't remember talking to a losalot of your colleagues at te time that sequestration would include automatically air traffic controllers, maybe i missed something? >> absolutely not the
neil: a republican senator and a democratic senator have the same question for the faa, if our budget is bigger, why are the delays getting longer, they want to know if you cut, why controllers and towers at the top of the list. not ought of the other stuff under -- not all other stuff under. senator, quickly garnering a lot of support for what he is calls protect our skies act. you want to know, look, we understand the sequestration cuts but we question why these cuts? >> absolutely. no...
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due to faa staffing issues, workforce reductions, that started sunday night. erin was on a flight sunday night from las vegas to l.a. little did she know, forced spending cuts began the same day, reducing the number of air traffic controllers on duty. the result? major flight delays. >> on an 8:25, and when i rebooked, our departure time, 1:45 a.m. a couple airline employees said it was due to fog, and a couple says it was due to sequestration. >> reporter: actually it was both according to air traffic union rep, who was working sunday night. there are four parallel runways that can operate simultaneously on clear days. >> when the weather comes in, we go to a in, we go to a two runway rate. >> that requires one air traffic controller monitoring each arriving plane. the lax air traffic control tower is operating on delaying. >> reporter: it doesn't create much to create a big backlog. 400 flights were delayed because of staffing shortages sunday night. >> these are awful and they must stop. we cannot let these delays go through. not because of convenience, but
due to faa staffing issues, workforce reductions, that started sunday night. erin was on a flight sunday night from las vegas to l.a. little did she know, forced spending cuts began the same day, reducing the number of air traffic controllers on duty. the result? major flight delays. >> on an 8:25, and when i rebooked, our departure time, 1:45 a.m. a couple airline employees said it was due to fog, and a couple says it was due to sequestration. >> reporter: actually it was both...
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if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to because of theat inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word "balance." just say you're going to raise taxes. say i willy to continue with a balanced approach. i think that is the right approach. 40,000 ,000 of the employees at the faa are air- traffic controllers. most of the employees at the faa are subject to this furlough. that is because of the inflexibility of the sequestration law. host: lewis from maryland. caller: thank you for taking my call. tohought they were going control the air traffic by satellite and the gps system. would this given some time with the changes you have now and the number of air traffic controllers being laid off. could they go to a satellite gps system?
if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to because of theat inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word "balance." just say...
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the faa has said that planes will have to take off and land less frequently so as not to overload the remaining controllers on duty. that will translate o potential longer lines at the airport. most pass injures we spoke to this morning say they are against the furloughs. >> congress needs to get their act together and maybe they need to give up some of their assistance that they seem to have so many of in washington. and stop bothering the normal every day people with cutting back here and there. >> reporter: yesterday sfo and san jose reported no problems. but oakland did experience some delays for flights out of los angeles. sources inside the air traffic control tower here said four workers were furloughed yesterday. and these furloughs are expected to last through september. pilot and airline organizations are suing the faa to stop the furloughs and urging the public to speak up if they experience the headaches and hassles as a result of these furloughs. we are going to be keeping an eye on all of the flights here. we'll let you know if you see any major delays or cancellations.
the faa has said that planes will have to take off and land less frequently so as not to overload the remaining controllers on duty. that will translate o potential longer lines at the airport. most pass injures we spoke to this morning say they are against the furloughs. >> congress needs to get their act together and maybe they need to give up some of their assistance that they seem to have so many of in washington. and stop bothering the normal every day people with cutting back here...
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faa officials have declined to comment on e suit. livet sfo, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> thank you. earlier this month, the faa delayed the closure of control towers at 149 airports until june. >>> checking bay area headlines this morning, richmond police are searching for two gunmen who shot and injured a man on saturday night on griffin drive. police found the victim in his car. they say the man was targeted. witnesses say the suspects got away in a white suv shortly after the shooting. that was around 8 p.m. on saturday. >>> in hayward a young man who was shot has died. the 26-year-old man was shot saturday around 10 p.m. in the driveway of a home on franklin avenue. he was taken to a hospital for emergency treatment but died of his injuries yesterday. so far, police have no suspects. >>> in alameda, a coast guard cutter has returned home greeted by joyous families yesterday. they spent three months in wateuthe california. mbers resc on a sailboat and raided a boat with more than 2 tons of marijuana. >>> he had his birthday off
faa officials have declined to comment on e suit. livet sfo, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> thank you. earlier this month, the faa delayed the closure of control towers at 149 airports until june. >>> checking bay area headlines this morning, richmond police are searching for two gunmen who shot and injured a man on saturday night on griffin drive. police found the victim in his car. they say the man was targeted. witnesses say the suspects got away in a white suv shortly after...
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. >> reporter: the faa says more than 1025 flight delays yesterday alone were attributable to staffing reductions resulting from furloughs. sings the $637 million cuts to federal aviation have been reality, at a house hearing they grilled the faa administrator about why they were only made available last week. >> we're talking about so% four months. >> you didn't tell them which airports, which airlines. >> we told them they should expect significant impacts at major hub facilities. >> la de da. everyone new that. >> reporter: they accused them of giving them a 4% cut and shifting it to a 10% cut on air traffic controllers. >> this imperial attitude on the part of the administration is disgusting. >> reporter: meanwhile a leading committee democrat blamed the house for not dealing with the cuts. >> it is mystifying to me that some are surprised by congress's failure. >> reporter: they say the furloughs could be carried out differently. >> i have a hard time believing that at lan that, chicago, several other hub's impact on the entire system is a lot bigger. no matter how you slice this
. >> reporter: the faa says more than 1025 flight delays yesterday alone were attributable to staffing reductions resulting from furloughs. sings the $637 million cuts to federal aviation have been reality, at a house hearing they grilled the faa administrator about why they were only made available last week. >> we're talking about so% four months. >> you didn't tell them which airports, which airlines. >> we told them they should expect significant impacts at major hub...
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the faa and administration says the law does not give them that authority. so they're continuing to go around on that point and may take congress to change the law to get any movement here on this what the top democrat in the senate is proposing is using what is known as overseas contingency operation money, oco money, basically money we're not going to spend in iraq and afghanistan from winding wars down there. republicans call it a budget trick. the white house is endorsing it. >> these are real policy choices that produce savings. we believe that senator reid's proposal is a good one in that it would temporarily delay the sequester and all the negative effects that we're talking about now to air travelers and families and seniors. >> whether oco is the mother of all gimmicks or just a glaring one, everybody other than the majority leader evidently agrees on one thing it is the height, the height of fiscal irresponsibility. >> other democrats are suggesting closing what is known as the corporate jet tax loophole to pay for the air traffic controllers. ther
the faa and administration says the law does not give them that authority. so they're continuing to go around on that point and may take congress to change the law to get any movement here on this what the top democrat in the senate is proposing is using what is known as overseas contingency operation money, oco money, basically money we're not going to spend in iraq and afghanistan from winding wars down there. republicans call it a budget trick. the white house is endorsing it. >> these...
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of air traffic controllerring told to stay home, control tower closed because of sequestration and faa chief said expect delays if you are flying this weekend. investors and markets try to work through the massive news flow, we watch every move, count down to the closing bell starts right now. liz: good afternoon i am liz claman, we want to get you latest and effort that led to what happening right now in boston bombing investigation. these two brothers now identified as marathon bombing suspects were living in cambridge, they are of chechen decent, under massive pressure after photos revealed yesterday, by fbi, killed an m.i.t. campus officer, then carjacked a mercedes suv overnight, police in hot pursuit chased them to watewatertown, a deafening gunft overnight ensued. shattering a neighborhood, listen to this. [ sound of gunfire ] dogs barking neighbors running people cowering in homes one of suspects 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev was killed his brother dzhokhar still on the loose, we'll keep up a split screen or depending on what is happening a big/little. we'll break in with any n
of air traffic controllerring told to stay home, control tower closed because of sequestration and faa chief said expect delays if you are flying this weekend. investors and markets try to work through the massive news flow, we watch every move, count down to the closing bell starts right now. liz: good afternoon i am liz claman, we want to get you latest and effort that led to what happening right now in boston bombing investigation. these two brothers now identified as marathon bombing...
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. >> reporter: the faa has ordered 14,750 air traffic controllers on furlough two days a month. that's to help make up for $600 million in mandatory budget cuts called sequester. the faa sahacaed 400 delays nationwide on sunday averaging 85 minutes at new york's laguardia airport and 70 minutes at jfk. sporadic delays were also reported monday in charlotte, north carolina, and jacksonville, florida. transportation department head ray lahood says there was no other choice. >> we eliminated contracts. we cut contracts. we eliminated temporary employees. we looked everywhere possible to avoid the kind of furloughs that are now taking place. >> reporter: not everyone agrees. nick represents the airline industry which is suing to stop the furloughs. >> the faa has a budget of $15.6 billion. in a budget that big surely they can find the money to not furlough the air traffic controllers and have this kind of rolling impact on the u.s. economy. it's going to cost a lot more. >> reporter: critics argue president obama wants the public to feel the effects of sequester to create pressure s
. >> reporter: the faa has ordered 14,750 air traffic controllers on furlough two days a month. that's to help make up for $600 million in mandatory budget cuts called sequester. the faa sahacaed 400 delays nationwide on sunday averaging 85 minutes at new york's laguardia airport and 70 minutes at jfk. sporadic delays were also reported monday in charlotte, north carolina, and jacksonville, florida. transportation department head ray lahood says there was no other choice. >> we...
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that has prompted the faa to cut 47,000 jobs and 13,000 of those are air travel controllers. that is in an effort to trim $200 million from the budget. the question, of course, is at what cost is that savings really coming? the concern is that there will be a domino effect here, that delays like this will cause people, especially business men and women to stop traveling, travel less because of the inconvenience. not only having the bottom line of the airlines, but the greater economy. for example, american airlines say it could see a hit of $1.7 million a day as a result of this. now, some suggesting that people may be too quick to point the finger at washington. the faa saying in a statement that 1200 delays yesterday occurred because of the furloughs, but that 1400 more occurred because of bad weather and other factors. so a couple things to consider, but for now i want to send it over to phil lebeau, a top member of the air travel controllers union. >> imto bring in dean yakapelli, in charge of the association, the new york office. dean, your people are the ones who staff
that has prompted the faa to cut 47,000 jobs and 13,000 of those are air travel controllers. that is in an effort to trim $200 million from the budget. the question, of course, is at what cost is that savings really coming? the concern is that there will be a domino effect here, that delays like this will cause people, especially business men and women to stop traveling, travel less because of the inconvenience. not only having the bottom line of the airlines, but the greater economy. for...
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. >>> also tonight, the faa says the sequester is starting it to start furloughs. that means major delays at airports. this is all politics. we'll talk to one airline pilot who says the faa action is bologna. >>> and the senate is beginning to vote to improve an -- approve an internet sales tax that will wreck small business, dan consumers and amount to a huge tax grab for state governments across the country. a terrible idea. ""the kudlow report"" begins right now. ♪ all right. charges were filed against terror suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. nbc news' pete williams joins us with all the details. good evening, pete. >> well, the combination of evidence here the government says they have, larry, the main thing here is from a surveillance video from the scene of a second bombing, they say they can see dzhokhar tsarnaev come into view. they see him work his way into the crowd, take his backpack off, lower it to the ground. they say still photographs show it down on the ground at his feet and they say one of the most telling moments is when the bomb at the first site goe
. >>> also tonight, the faa says the sequester is starting it to start furloughs. that means major delays at airports. this is all politics. we'll talk to one airline pilot who says the faa action is bologna. >>> and the senate is beginning to vote to improve an -- approve an internet sales tax that will wreck small business, dan consumers and amount to a huge tax grab for state governments across the country. a terrible idea. ""the kudlow report"" begins...
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annual budget of the faa. they say the way the faa were cuts makes the delays even worse. >> under the applicable laws. the faa has the authority or the discretion to find the money elsewhere. not to lay off the workers. and, therefore, to protect the traveling and shipping public, the faa should not furlough the air traffic controllers. now congressional republicans charge the way the administration has structured this is simply for political reasons. the administration says that's absolutely not the case. they say the way is law isten o other choices than to furlough these air traffic controller if they have to reach the savings that the law requires, shep. >> >> shepard: we are expecting it to say four different flight delays faa is saying. airlines anywhere between 6700. about a quarter of the flight traffic in this country daily. in a statement the faa says they will be working with the airlines and using traffic management tools to minimize the delay impacts of trafficking busy summer travel season. the
annual budget of the faa. they say the way the faa were cuts makes the delays even worse. >> under the applicable laws. the faa has the authority or the discretion to find the money elsewhere. not to lay off the workers. and, therefore, to protect the traveling and shipping public, the faa should not furlough the air traffic controllers. now congressional republicans charge the way the administration has structured this is simply for political reasons. the administration says that's...
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the faa says it could cost travelers 90-minute delays on 6,700 flights every day. and early numbers show delays at baltimore, washington, and laguardia spiking four-fold today over last monday. but part of that could be weather-related. but at other airports like philadelphia, not much change. to see for ourselves, we boarded a flight in miami for orlando. so here's the confusing thing. the flights to washington, d.c. all seem to be delayed from miami. but the flight tracker here on the faa website has no delays. >> so 10% fewer air traffic controllers still have the same number of planes in the air at the same time. about 5,000 of them. transportation secretary ray lahood called it a calamity. >> safety will never be compromised. safety is not involved in the decision that we made about who to furlough and when to do it. >> reporter: and it's not just passengers who were frustrated. >> everybody knows they need to keep the system up and running. we're going to do our very best to do so. but somebody's got to figure this out. >> reporter: matt gutman, abc news, bac
the faa says it could cost travelers 90-minute delays on 6,700 flights every day. and early numbers show delays at baltimore, washington, and laguardia spiking four-fold today over last monday. but part of that could be weather-related. but at other airports like philadelphia, not much change. to see for ourselves, we boarded a flight in miami for orlando. so here's the confusing thing. the flights to washington, d.c. all seem to be delayed from miami. but the flight tracker here on the faa...